Japan and Laos officials met to advance negotiations on their first bilateral income tax treaty.  Officials from Japan and Laos convened on  29 May 2025 to strengthen diplomatic ties and move forward with plans to establish a bilateral income

The legislation extends LBTT group relief to non-partition demergers and clarifies that the sub-sale relief period begins on the qualifying sub-sale date. Scotland’s government released legislation titled “The Land and Buildings Transaction

Germany has confirmed completion of its internal procedures for the MLI, enabling its application to tax treaties with the Czech Republic and Japan from 1 January 2026. Germany has deposited its notifications confirming the completion of internal

The UK and Isle of Man Treasuries are joining forces to tackle tax avoidance scheme promoters and enhance cooperation. The UK's HM Treasury has announced a collaborative initiative with the Isle of Man Treasury to target and dismantle the

The UK government will tighten transfer pricing rules and replace the diverted profits tax with a new corporation tax charge. The government has announced plans to revise the UK's international tax framework, which involves narrowing the

The Decision replaces Annex I to Decision 4/2023, which outlines standard forms for sharing information and data, exchanging information by using the Common Communication Network, and arranging contact between central liaison offices and liaison